[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Greek](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr) › [Roman Imperial (31 BCE – 330 CE)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman) › [Γεωγραφικά](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo) › 15.1.47 # Γεωγραφικά 15.1.47 Γεωγραφικά 15.1.47 - **Language:** Ancient Greek ### [15.1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.1.47) πέμπτον ἐστὶ τὸ τῶν πολεμιστῶν, οἷς τὸν ἄλλον χρόνον ἐν σχολῇ καὶ πότοις ὁ βίος ἐστὶν ἐκ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ διαιτωμένοις, ὥστε τὰς ἐξόδους ὅταν ᾖ χρεία ταχέως ποιεῖσθαι, πλὴν τῶν σωμάτων μηδὲν ἄλλο κομίζοντας παρʼ ἑαυτῶν. > The fifth caste consists of fighting men, who pass the time not employed in the field in idleness and drinking, and are maintained at the charge of the king. They are ready whenever they are wanted to march on an expedition, for they bring nothing of their own with them, except their bodies. > — Hans Claude Hamilton & William Falconer 1854, The Geography of Strabo - [Previous: 15.1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.1.46) - [Next: 15.1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.1.48) - [Up: 15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.1) ## Translations (2) - [The Geography of Strabo](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo~en-hamilton-falconer.15.1.47) — Hans Claude Hamilton & William Falconer 1854, English - [Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature (Strabo, book 15)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo~en-mccrindle.15.1.47) — John Watson McCrindle 1901, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.1.47) · Pramāṇa